Words Power
SET-1B
25 Words
26 Prolific
Prolific
Producing much fruit or foliage
Productive
Creative
Fertile
Inexhaustible
Fruitful
Unproductive(ANT)
PROLIFIC sunflowers near
Prospect Valley CO
27 Debilitate
Debilitate
Make somebody or something
weak
Incapacitate
Weaken
Hamper
Hinder
Unfortunately, the battle with his
DEBILITATING disease is not over
yet.
28
Ostentatious
Ostentatious
pretentious display.
Pretentious
Affected
Showy
Brazen
Flamboyant
Grandiose
Modest(ANT.)
Mayawati has always been criticized for
OSTENTATIOUS display of power in her
state
29 Affable
Affable
Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk
to.
Genial
Pleasant
Friendly
Sociable
Easy-going
Jovial
AFFABLE and humble, the Editorin-chief of CNN-IBN
30 Deflect
Deflect
turn aside from a straight
Turn aside
course.
Ward off
Repel
Sidetrack
Prevent
Attract(ANT.)
Kapil Sibal DEFLECTS 2G
blame to NDA, Raja
31 Dawdle
Dawdle
Waste time; be slow.
Waste time
Hang around
Hang about
Dally
Plod
Delay
Hurry(ANT)
Remember when Sundays meant parking
yourself in front of the tube and DAWDLING
away the whole morning watching your most
wanted serials on Doordarshan?
32
Exorbitant
Exorbitant
Unreasonably high.
Excessive
Very expensive
Very high
Inflated
Ridiculous
Reasonable(ANT.)
It meant borrowing money at an
EXORBITANT rate of interest.
33 Pivotal
Pivotal
of vital or critical importance
Essential
Key
Crucial
Fundamental
Critical
Central
Irrelevant(ANT.)
Yash Chopra ropes in Aamir Khan
for a PIVOTAL role in Dhoom 3
34 Vulgar
Vulgar
Making explicit and offensive reference to
sex or bodily functions;
Offensive
Earthy
Improper
Naughty
Clean,Decent(ANT.)
Rakhi Sawant wants Anna
Hazare to judge VULGAR
35
Obverse
Obverse
The side of a coin or medal bearing
the head or principal design
Face
Faade
Frontage
Back(ANT.)
The OBVERSE of the coin
shows a scene of Mother
Teresa
36 Mirth
Mirth
Amusement, esp. as expressed
Amusement
in
laughter
Hilarity
Laughter
Entertainment
Delight
Joyfulness
Her MIRTH on seeing his downfall
became evident from the sadistic
expression on her face
37 Terrific
Terrific
Of great size, amount, or
intensity
TERRIBLE
TREMENDOUS
DREADFUL
FRIGHTFUL
HORRIBLE
She's given me some
TERRIFIC ideas.
38
Diligent
Diligent
Having or showing care and
conscientiousness in one's work or
HARD-WORKING
duties.
INDUSTRIOUS
ASSIDUOUS
METICULOUS
THOROUGH
ATTENTIVE
He manages to leave the asylum and is
taken in by his brother Pete, a
DILIGENT and well-meaning restaurant
owner.
39
Abridge
Abridge -
Shorten
Edit
Condense
Reduce
Abbreviate
Cut
Expand(ANT.)
The editor ABRIDGED the story to
make the book easier to digest.
40 Whim
Whim
A sudden desire or change of mind,
Impulse
Urge
Notion
Quirk
Caprice
Fad
Craze
Warne confident could
still return to Test cricket
41 Dissolute
Dissolute
Lax in morals; licentious.
Degenerate
Depraved
Immoral
Self-indulgent
Dissipated
Upright(ANT.)
RSS a band of DISSOLUTES,
says Lalu.
42 False
False
Not according with truth or fact;
incorrect.
Bogus
Phony
Counterfeit
Forged
Artificial
Real(ANT.)
A FALSE statement or
Rumor.
43
Anathema
Anathema
something despised or under a curse
Abhorrence
Abomination
The vegetables were depressed
on finding out they are
ANATHEMA to most small
children.
44
Niggard
Niggard
A stingy or ungenerous person
MISER
SKINFLINT
TIGHTWAD
SCROOGE
CURMUDGEON
such a NIGGARD that he refused to
hand out candy at Halloween, saying
it would cost too much money
45 Placate
Placate
Make (someone) less angry or hostile.
Pacify
Conciliate
Soothe
Calm
Mollify
Enrage(ANT.)
He made a PLACATE
approach to impress obama
46 Abnegation
Abnegation
to deny oneself, self-denial, selfrenunciation.
give up
renunciation
Denial
relinquish.
assert, assume, defend,
defy, hold, remain,
retain, usurp.
Swami Vivekananda ABNEGATED
all the luxurious of material life.
47
Supervene
Supervene
Occur later than a specified or implied event
or action,
During the first four days after the
accident acute apprehension was felt
by the physicians that tetanus might
SUPERVENE.
48 Abrade
Abrade
to wear down or tear away by friction.
CHAFE,
RUB OFF,
WEAR AWAY,
ERASE,
ERODE,
SCOUR,
SCRAPE.
Antonyms smooth.
Frequent brakes ABRADE
tyres fast.
49 Sanguine
Sanguine
Cheerfully
optimistic
Confident
Optimistic
Cheerful
Positive
Upbeat
Uncertain(ANT.)
As the EZ Finance ministers get together for
yet another meeting on Greece due to
commence 1130 GMT the markets are
generally SANGUINE that some sort of a
bailout deal with be made.
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